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Vying for Mississippi Governor: The Issues Post-GOP Debate and Beyond

Find out where top candidates in the race for governor stand on issues like Medicaid expansion, private school vouchers, teacher pay, mental health, abortion rights, and more.

2019 Hinds County Election Coverage

Coverage includes candidate interviews and issues coverages. Hear podcasts at letstalkjackson.com.

Ongoing Coverage of 2019 Jackson-Area Legislative Races

Coverage includes candidate questionnaires and interviews. Hear podcasts at letstalkjackson.com.

What Mississippi Voters Want from Candidates, Media

Ashton Pittman talks to Mississippi voters about the solutions they want to hear about over just the usual horserace of campaigns. #MSCitizensAgenda

Dr. Susan Glisson: 'Ole Miss' Must Do More

The woman who led racial-healing efforts at the University of Mississippi says the Emmett Till sign incident shows the college must do more.

Refugees Locked Up In Mississippi: ‘Family Values?’

Private prisons in Mississippi used to house immigrants who committed felonies; now they're housing refugees. Ashton Pittman reports.

The Immigration Debate in Mississippi

Ongoing coverage of the politics and treatment of immigrants and refugees in Mississippi

Cross burnings have historically been used by racist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan …

White Man Pleads Guilty to Burning Cross in Mississippi Town

A white man has admitted in federal court that he burned a wooden cross in an effort to frighten black families in a small Mississippi town.

Photo by Matthew Henry

2019 Primary Elections Watch Parties

Candidates for statewide and local offices are holding election night watch parties this evening as they await the results of the Aug. 6 primary races. Here are the times and locations of confirmed watch parties.

Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy called for gun-law reforms in an email to …

Espy Calls for Gun Reforms, Targets 'Rise of Violent White Nationalism'

The Democrat who lost to U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's 2018 U.S. Senate special election, Mike Espy, broke his post-campaign silence to call for action on gun reform and against "violent white nationalism" in an email to supporters on Monday.

Hood says Mississippi has lost billions of federal dollars by being among the 14 states …

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Howard Rambsy

Howard Rambsy, a Tougaloo College graduate and professor of literature at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, says he has been interested in blogging since around 2008, when he set up his own blog called Cultural Front.

Mississippi Primaries Whittle List of Governor Candidates

Mississippi's four-term attorney general Jim Hood is seeking to defeat seven low-budget candidates in Tuesday's Democratic primary, his sights set on breaking the Republican grip on the Mississippi governorship that's held for 24 of the past 28 years.

‘It Only Matters What You Answer To’: The JFP Interview with Mike Espy

Mike Espy spoke to the Jackson Free Press about both his history and his approach to his 2018 campaign.

The Mississippi Civic Engagement Roundtable, a non-partisan coalition, will open the statewide election protection program …

Protect the Vote Re-Launches Toll-Free Voter Protection Number

The Mississippi Civic Engagement Roundtable, a non-partisan coalition, will open the statewide election protection program to assist voters with the August 6th Primary Election.

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